For centuries, Daruma dolls have been popular in Japan as talismans to bring good fortune. The largest producer of Daruma dolls in Japan is Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, where there are about 40 ...

Swedish furniture maker IKEA, which has set a nation-wide minimum hourly wage of 1,300 yen in Japan, also opened a store in Gunma this year. “Such moves by big foreign firms to offer higher ...

MAEBASHI -- Gunma Prefecture was named the most popular relocation destination for the first time in 2024 in a survey conducted by a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that supports people's moves ...

Gunma Prefecture—Workers began tearing down a memorial for wartime Korean laborers at a prefectural park here amid criticism that its removal would encourage attempts to whitewash Japan’s past ...

Japan is currently facing a significant increase of infectious gastroenteritis, reaching a decade high with 34,609 cases reported in the week leading up to March 19, as a norovirus outbreak plagues ...

In 1859, when Japan reopened its doors after more than two centuries of isolation, goods flowed in and out of newly expanded ports. At the time, raw silk became the country's largest export ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C) and a 66% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 9 mph (4.8 to 14.5 kph). Night - Flurries with a 85% chance of precipitation. Winds variable ...

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